Terminal connector.



C. GUNO.

TERMINAL CONNECTOR.

APPLICATION FILED MAR. 2a, 1908.

Patented Mar. 23, 1909.

Unrrnn san'rns PATET canton.

CHARLES CUNO, OF MERIDEN, CONNECTICUT ASSTGNOR TO THE CONNECTICUT AUTO ENGINEERING CORPORATION OF MERIDEN, CONNECTICUT.

TERLIINA L CONNECTOR.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented March 5. oo.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, CHARLES CUNo, a citimen of the United States, residing at Meriden,

' New Haven county, Connecticut, have in primary and secondary circuits and hadjustable or selfadjusting in use, whereby all undue strains upon wire connections are avoided. In the preferred form, which will be shown herein, the construction is such that a very wide range of universal adjustability is afforded. I

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a side elevation of my invention as applied to a sparkplug connection; Fig. 2 is a similar view of certain parts shown in Fig. l but detached,

one of said parts being broken away; Fig. 3 is a view similar to Fig. 2, but showin one of said parts turned at an an le of 90; ig. 4 is a sectional view of a detaildetached.

It should be understood that the electrical connector may be used for various pur oses,

but a disclosure of the same as a who to a single use willbe sufiicient t0 isclose the principle of operation and the preferred construction.

1-2 represent the elements to be con nected, in this instance, 1 being a spark-plug and 2 being a cable or insulated wlre. One of these elements, for example, 1 is provided with a head 3, while the other element, in this instance, element 2 is provided with a bifurcated spring-clip l. One of these ele ments, in this instance, the bifurcated spring-clip 4 is provided with a recessed portion adapted to partially embrace the head 3. In the preferred form the head 3 is spherical, while the forks of the clip 4 have the oppositely recessed portions 5-5 arrange to partially embrace the spherical head 3 on opposite sides. At a convenient point in one or both edges of the bifurcated clip 4 are entrance or centering notches, one of which is illustrated at 6 (Fi 2). The bifurcated ends of the spring-c 'p 4 are preferably rounded oil, as indicated, to permit said clip to swing freely on the head 3.

By referring to Fig. 1, it will be seen that the cable 2 may lead toward the part 1 from any direction without the necessity of bending the cable 2 or clip 4. This is a great ad vantage. By providlng the centering (infintrance notch or notches 6, the attachment of the clip 4 to the head 3 is expedited, said notches preventing the clip from slipping to one side or the other during the act of connecting the parts. a

The wire of the cable 2 may be connected to the clip in any well-known manner and the head 3 may be connected to the spark-plug terminal in any well-known manner, so that the mere act 'of attaching the parts 3 and 4 will complete the electrical connection between sald wire and terminal.

I have purposely explained that I have disclosed'herem the referred construction, because I am aware t at many changes may be made without departing from the'spirit and scope of the invention.

What I claim is: A

1. In a terminal connector for electrical apparatus, two elements adapted for detachconnection, including a rounded head, a clip of flat spring material bent to form two yielding side arms connected at the base, one of said arms having a retaining socket formed therein for receiving the ball'element, and a guide grooye in one of said spring arms leadmg irom the entrance end of the clip toward the said ball retaining recess of the clip.

2. In a terminal connector for electrical a paratus, two elements adapted for detachaiile connection, cluding a rounded head. a clip of flat spring material bent to form two yielding side arms connected at the base, each of said arms having a retaining socket formed therein for receiving the ball element, and a guide groove in one of said spring arms leading from the entrance end of the chp to- R. C. Ml'ronnLL, CrmsqA. PEARL.

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